If you are already had a wonderful trip to South & Central Vietnam. Now, you are planning a vacation to the North of Vietnam, this is the best choice for your holiday. Taking this 9 day tour package, you will visit almost the most interesting destinations in the Northern Vietnam: Discover Hanoi historic capital, Sapa mountainous areas with spectacular rice terraces, get understanding about the different hill tribes & their culture, an overnight trip on a deluxe cruise in Halong Bay will be relaxing before discovering Ninh Binh countryside area and soft trekking in Cuc Phuong National Park.

FULL ITINERARY:

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL - CUCPHUONG NATIONAL PARK - 140 km (L, D)

Our guide and driver will pick you up at the airport and go for lunch. After lunch, drive directly to Cuc Phuong National Park. It takes more than 3 hours to get there.

Arrive at Cucphuong National Park in the late afternoon, check in and relax after long journey. Overnight in Cucphuong Bungalow.

DAY 2: NINHBINH DISCOVER TOUR - 50km (B, L, D)

Today, it is time to explore Ninhbinh. After breakfast, take a short trek in Cucphuong national park.

Visit to the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, and the Turtle Conservation Center to learn about the conservation work at the National Park. Then, leave Cucphuong National Park and drive to Trangan Ecotourism area, enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will take a rowing boat trip along a calm, peaceful river and go through many caves in limestone mountains. Boat trip lasts for about 2 hours. You get back to harbour and drive to Tamcoc. We will start to visit around this peaceful countryside, you will have chance to meet local people, see villages, and specially, you will have chance to admire the fantastic scenery of Tamcoc. Dinner and overnight in Tamcoc.

DAY 3: TAMCOC - HALONG - 180km (B, L, D)

After breakfast, transfer from Tamcoc to Halong. It takes nearly 4.5 hours to get there. You will arrive at around 12h00, then check in our luxury cruise, have lunch on boat and spend whole afternoon relaxing, enjoying fantastic scenery of Halong bay. Dinner and stay overnight on luxury Cruise in Halong Bay.

DAY 4: HALONG - LANGSON CITY - 180km (B, L, D)

Today, you will continue cruising in Halong bay. You will have a whole morning today to relax and enjoy wonderful Halong bay.Then turn back to harbour and drive to Lang Son. It takes about more than 4 hours to get there. Dinner and overnight in Langson.

Today, you must wake up early to transferred from Lang Son to Caobang and visit Bangioc Waterfall. It take about 5 hours 30 minutes

Arrive at Bangioc waterfall at lunch time, that is the place many people wish to come! Take some great photos with Bangioc waterfall.

Turn back Caobang city. Dinner and overnight in Caobang city.

DAY 6: CAOBANG - BABE NATIONAL PARK - 150 km (B, L)

Today, you will transfer from Caobang to Babe National Park. It takes about 3 hours 45 minutes to get there. Enjoy your lunch on the way.

Arrive Babe National Park, We walk to our boat for gliding in Babe lake. This is the most wonderful time in our tour, just keep your camera on your hand, be ready for shooting life-time photos.

All water in Babe lake flow to Nang River and then coming down to Dau Dang water fall, making a mighty water fall for you to see. Then, our boat go upstream 8 km to visit Puong Cave which was created when Nang river flowed through a huge limestone mountain, that is great shelter for wild bats, bring along with you a strong flash light, you can see them on the high ceiling of the cave.

Finish your boat trip tour, arrive in the Pac Ngoi village of Tay minority people that situated by the side of Ba Be lake in the late afternoon. Overnight at homestay in Babe.

DAY 7: BABE - SAPA - 380km (B, L)

In the morning, say goodbye with your host and start a long drive from Babe National Park to Sapa. It takes nearly 8 hours from Babe to Sapa. A part of the pleasure of travelling through this region is the simple joy of seeing the charming countryside and the smiling faces of the people.

Along the way we can make stop as we please, to stretch our legs and take some wonderful photographs.Overnight in Sapa.

DAY 8: SAPA VISITING TO VILLAGES AND WATERFALL (B, L)

Today, it is full day for visiting to villages and waterfall. You will walk to a very beautiful valley to visit Cat Cat village of Black H’Mong people, a lot of beautiful sceneries for you to enjoy here such as: terrace rice fields, high mountains, streams, waterfalls, villages and local people. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant.

Then our driver will bring you down to Muong Hoa valley, along the way, you will have chance to see the most amazing valley in Indochina. When our car arrive at Laochai village, you will be welcomed by dozen of local people. We start to walk to their village and enjoy beautiful scenery and nice atmosphere of forrests and mountains here

Continue your tour a with a short walk to another village of Tavan. Here you’ll have the opportunity to understand more on the daily life of these tribes as well as their culture and traditions. Overnight in Sapa.

DAY 9: SAPA - HANOI DEPARTURE - 320 km (B, L)

In the morning, it is free time to explore Sapa until our guide and driver will transfer you from Sapa to Hanoi to catch your flight back to your hometown. It takes about 5 hours from Sapa to Hanoi.